Snapdragon 865 vs A12 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (Adreno 650) with the older 6-core Apple A12 Bionic (Apple A12 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
- Performs 57% better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 more cores
- Supports 29% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 34.1 GB/s)
- 14% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2490 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 978K vs 895K
Pros of Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher GPU frequency (~92%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 385127 | 309104 |
| GPU | 148169 | 144993 |
| Memory | 166070 | 139578 |
| UX | 279544 | 301952 |
| Total score | 978910 | 895627 |
| Samples | [104 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 149.1 MB/sec | 116.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 87.2 pages/sec | 59.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 125.3 Mpixels/sec | 71.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 77 images/sec | 23.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 106.3 Mpixels/sec | 98.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 11 images/sec | 11.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 32.7 images/sec | 36.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.29 Mpixels/sec | 3.49 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 52 tests | 5 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.53 images/sec | 16.1 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.97 images/sec | 19.2 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.17 Gpixels/sec | 0.26 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.39 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.73 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.12 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 9.05 Gpixels/sec | 24.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 567.3 FPS | 608.2 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
| Samples | 34 tests | Less than 3 |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1110 | 1482 |
| Stability | 99% | 65% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 8 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9557 | - |
| Video editing score | 5874 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 8658 | - |
| Photo editing score | 29642 | - |
| Writing score | 14782 | - |
| Phones tested | 14 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 61 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 1080 x 2340 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-27 (MAPKIS) | AnTuTu 12 | 1102560 |
| ๐ 2026-09-26 (the kroco's) | AnTuTu 12 | 1088974 |
| ๐ 2026-09-22 (mptech) | AnTuTu 11 | 995050 |
| ๐ 2026-09-20 (mptech) | AnTuTu 11 | 973656 |
| ๐ 2026-09-18 (heedneas) | AnTuTu 12 | 1160558 |
Apple A12 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-16 -> op1 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1344 / 4757 |
| ๐ 2026-07-31 (ะะธะผะฐ) | AnTuTu 11 | 644981 |
| ๐ 2026-06-27 -> USAball386 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 7868 |
| ๐ 2026-06-27 -> USAball386 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1306 / 2770 |
| ๐ 2026-05-12 -> Giahuy | AnTuTu 11 | 756483 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and A12 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz โ Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) 3x 2.42 GHz โ Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz โ Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.49 GHz โ Vortex 4x 1.6 GHz โ Tempest |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 10.3 billion | 6.9 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 650 | Apple A12 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 587 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 4 |
| Shading units | 256 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 901.6 Gigaflops | 576 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Neural Engine |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AACโLC - AAX ะธ AAX+ - Apple Lossless - HEโAAC - HEโAAC v2 - Linear PCM - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | X55 | Intel XMM 7560 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 350 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | December 2019 | September 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8250-AB | APL1W81 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site | - |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - Apple A19 Pro |
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